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Romania

Hungarian minority plays key role in Dan's Romanian presidential win

High voter turnout, especially among young people and women, helped Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan win Romania's presidential runoff, defeating the hard-right George Simion.

Europe

EU to provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s corporate headquarters are in Washington but its journalistic base is in the Czech Republic, which has been leading the EU drive to find funds.

Europe

UK suspends trade talks with Israel and sanctions West Bank settlers

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced on Tuesday the suspension of free trade negotiations with Israel and new sanctions on West Bank settlements.

Japan

Japanese Yakuza mobsters arrested for operating too close to library

During the Yakuza's heyday in the 1960s, the group operated internationally and boasted more than 184,000 members, according to Japan's National Police Agency.

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Germany

German police arrest suspect in Bielefeld stabbing attack

According to witnesses, the perpetrator attacked his victims indiscriminately with what they called a bladed object.

Europe

French government hid Nestlé's illegal treatment of bottled water

Last year, the Swiss company publicly acknowledged having used treatments on mineral waters and agreed to pay a €2 million fine to avoid legal action.

China

China's new 'drone mothership' expected to launch within days

When it is fully operational, Jiu Tian will release a vast swarm of up to 100 smaller drones that would work together to overwhelm an enemy's air defence systems.

Gaza

First aid trucks enter Gaza after two-month Israeli blockade, UN says

Israel has meanwhile launched a new wave of air and ground operations across the territory and the army ordered the evacuation of Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, where Israel carried out a massive operation earlier in the war that left much of the area in ruins.

Romania

Romania accuses Russia of interference in Sunday's presidential runoff

The authorities pointed to a fake video that falsely claimed that French troops stationed in Romania had been dressed in Romanian gendarmerie uniforms to interfere in the country's tense election redo.

Israel

Israel recovers archive belonging to spy hanged in Syria in 1965

Eli Cohen, who was born in Egypt, is one of Israeli most famous ever operatives. He is widely credited with helping Israel to prepare for the Six-Day War.

Cambodia

Three killed in lightning strike a Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple site

Authorities have released no information about the strike, but an official on Monday confirmed that the three people killed were all Cambodian nationals.

Europe

Trump wants to hear how NATO allies plan to boost defence spending

Trump insists NATO members should commit to spending at least 5% of GDP on defence, but that would require investment at an unprecedented scale.

Israel

Netanyahu: Israeli army to continue Gaza operation 'with full force'

Israel has previously promised to intensify its offensive, including taking control of all of Gaza.

Saudi Arabia

Trump says he will lift sanctions to give Syria 'a chance at peace'

Gulf leaders have rallied behind the new government in Damascus and want Trump to follow, believing it is a bulwark against Iran's return to influence in Syria, where it had helped prop up the al-Assad regime during a decade-long civil war.

Myanmar

Funerals held in Myanmar for pupils killed in strike on rural school

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army's 2021 takeover ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, which led to nationwide peaceful protests that escalated into a durable armed resistance denying the army control of much of the country.

Thailand

Officials end search at Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed after quake

The high-rise building, meant to be the new office for the State Audit Office, was the only building in Bangkok that collapsed following the 28 March earthquake in Myanmar.

Europe

Turkey says it is monitoring after PKK announces disbandment

Media close to the government have reported that the PKK's disarmament process is expected to take three to four months, with weapons being collected at designated locations in northern Iraq under official supervision.

Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron to make state visit to UK in July

State visits to Britain are particularly prized by some heads of state because they come with a full complement of royal pomp and circumstance.

India

At least 14 people dead after drinking toxic liquor in northern India

Deaths from the consumption of contaminated liquor manufactured locally is rampant in India, mainly in rural areas, as people are eager to buy at cheap prices.

Europe

Power outage disrupts London subway in afternoon rush hour

The Transport for London website showed that at least three subway lines were suspended due to a power failure and there were severe delays and partial suspensions on at least six other lines during the afternoon rush hour.

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